December 2018 Biomass-based diesel production rises 17%, lifting 2018 output to 2.51 billion gallons; January 2019 hits record high

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) latest EPA Moderated Transaction System (EMTS) report shows that biomass-based diesel production rebounded in December with output rising 67.8 million gallons to 279.2 million.  Biodiesel production was up 28 percent, renewable diesel 44 percent, and jet fuel output increased 78…